It was thought that supporters of Paul, who lost his mayoral bid against Republican John Harkins in November, would present Paul's slate for the DTC. However, this never materialized, according to Terry Masters, who was Paul's campaign manager.

Paul and his supporters have been on the outs with the town's DTC; he defeated the DTC's endorsed mayoral hopeful, Beth Daponte, in a stunning primary upset in September.

"We were able to come together for the good of the party. This is positive news for the Stratford Democratic Party and indeed, for our community," said Len Petruccelli, a member of the Stratford Board of Education who is expected to succeed Buturla. "Our town committee is reflective of our diverse community, working together, our future is bright."

Paul was upbeat, too.

"I am looking forward to working together with the newly united Stratford Democratic Town Committee to ensure that the needs of our community are addressed and that we demonstrate a more strategic effort toward cultivating and getting candidates elected in the future," he said in prepared remarks.

"I appreciate the willingness of Stratford's Democratic leaders to sit down and overcome their respective differences," said state Democratic Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo, who is overseeing the slate election process. "On behalf of the state Democratic Party, they have my gratitude."